Vaccinium myrtillus
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Growing form
Dwarf-shrub.
Size
15–50(–70)cm high.
Stem
The stem is erect, heavily branched. Young branches are green and angular. Old branches are brown and terete.
Leaf
The leaf arrangement is spiral. The lamina is 8–25 mm long, simple, elliptic, acute, serrate and green. Leaves abscise in autumn.
Flower
The solitary flowers (4–7 mm) are at leaf axils. The corolla is broad-urceolate and greenish-yellow or reddish.
Fruit and seed
The fruit is a spherical, dark blue and typically blue-glaucous berry (6–8 mm).
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
MR.1
Scientific name
Vaccinium myrtillus
Author
L.
Vernacular names
- mustikka (Finnish)
- blåbär (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.38622
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
- AOV - spontaneous, old, resident
Regulatory Status
Vascular plants – SUMI Project 2022 ? Crop wild relative (CWR Priority species) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 LC – Least Concern
- 2010 LC – Least Concern
Expert
- Mikko Piirainen
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
- Berry plants
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